Contrasting Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) and Ener-Core (OTCMKTS:ENCR)

Ener-Core (OTCMKTS:ENCR) and Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

21.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Ener-Core shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Ener-Core and Excelerate Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ener-Core	0	0	0	0	0.00
Excelerate Energy	0	4	5	0	2.56

Excelerate Energy has a consensus price target of $32.38, suggesting a potential upside of 17.51%. Given Excelerate Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Excelerate Energy is more favorable than Ener-Core.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ener-Core and Excelerate Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ener-Core	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Excelerate Energy	$1.19 billion	2.65	$32.88 million	$1.44	19.13

Excelerate Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Ener-Core.

Profitability

This table compares Ener-Core and Excelerate Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ener-Core	N/A	N/A	N/A
Excelerate Energy	3.46%	4.34%	2.55%

Summary

Excelerate Energy beats Ener-Core on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ener-Core

Ener-Core, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, license, and market its products that are based on Power Oxidizer technologies. The company's Power Oxidizer technology generates industrial levels of usable heat in a pressure vessel using various organic gases as fuel for an oxidation reaction. Its products include Ener-Core PowerStation EC250 and Ener-Core Powerstation KG2-3GEF/PO, which have applications in landfills, distilleries, and various industrial processes. The company sells its products directly, as well as through distributors in the United States and the Netherlands. Ener-Core, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

About Excelerate Energy

Excelerate Energy, Inc. provides flexible liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions worldwide. The company offers regasification services, including floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), infrastructure development, and LNG and natural gas supply, procurement, and distribution services; LNG terminal services; and natural gas supply to-power projects. Excelerate Energy, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Excelerate Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Excelerate Energy Holdings, LLC.